News Archives in September 2014

Scoring Shootout RPF Style
Nothing like getting to a game in progress, turning your camera on, hitting record and the very first play you shoot is a long touchdown pass right at you. That was the scenario that unfolded for me Friday, which clearly was a foreshadowing of what was to come.
By the time I got to the Riverside/St. James game (after covering the first quarter of the Lutcher/St. Amant game), there...
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If the St. James Wildcats had any thoughts of a second-half rally against Riverside Academy on Friday night in Vacherie, Rebels’ receiver Von Julien took care of that in mere seconds.
St. James trailed 35-20 to open the third quarter when Julien returned the second-half kickoff for a touchdown to balloon the Riverside lead to 41-20 on the Rebels’ way to a 62-32 victory in the District 8-2A opener for both teams.
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It’s no secret to the Riverside Academy Rebels as to who makes the St. James Wildcats go on offense.
That’s pretty apparent with St. James sophomore quarterback Lowell Narcisse coming off a game in which he rushed for 262 yards and four touchdowns while passing for 144 in a 36-17 victory over Vandebilt Catholic for the Wildcats’ first win of the season.
“St. James offers a lot of unique challenges,”...
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A first test of dealing with adversity, a first win, a first quarter tie with a team ranked first in the nation just two years ago, the first touchdown catch by a 330-pound nose tackle, and the first back-to-back triple overtime games in recent memory. Week three of the season was full of, well, firsts.
First adversity
I’m sure they might have, but I don’t remember Destrehan trailing a game last...
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Riverside Academy showed it could do much more than throw the football and the Rebels even had a trick or two up their sleeves in a 44-21 win Friday night at West St. John.
Known for its passing-game prowess, Riverside had two runners top 100 yards on the ground as the Rebels, the fifth-ranked team in Class 2A, remained unbeaten at 3-0 on the season.
Riverside Academy took advantage of a short field to score three...
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